Food Forest Gardening
Food forest gardening offers an innovative, ecologically beneficial model for growing edible crops, timber, fibre, and fuel. By allowing nature to do most of the work, there’s little need for weeding, digging, or controlling insect ‘pests’ in the garden. A healthy system of self-supporting plant communities maintains soil fertility. They don’t have to be huge either, because the ‘forest’ refers to how they are designed, not their size. Their natural appearance is both beautiful and pleasant to be in. With so many benefits, it seems silly not to plant one!
Improve Your Garden with Plant Communities
Creating plant communities naturally increases yields, reduces pests, and protects the soil. It’s a sustainable, ecological method of gardening that imitates the diversity of natural ecosystems.
Food Forest Support Species - Pigeon Pea
Pigeon pea is a drought-tolerant perennial legume with multiple purposes in a regenerative or permaculture garden. In this video demonstrate how versatile and useful pigeon pea can be in a subtropical food forest or forest garden.